All countries
Public holidays in United States 2016
Overview of 128 public holidays and observances in United States for 2016, including 11 official public holidays. Dates are shown with the day of the week.
Public holidays in United States 2015 · Public holidays in United States 2017 · Calendar 2016
Public holidays
Date Name
1 January 2016 (Friday)New Year's Day 18 January 2016 (Monday)Martin Luther King Jr. Day 15 February 2016 (Monday)Presidents' Day 30 May 2016 (Monday)Memorial Day 4 July 2016 (Monday)Independence Day 5 September 2016 (Monday)Labour Day 10 October 2016 (Monday)Columbus Day 11 November 2016 (Friday)Veterans' Day 24 November 2016 (Thursday)Thanksgiving 25 December 2016 (Sunday)Christmas Day 26 December 2016 (Monday)Christmas Day (observed)
Observances
Date Name
14 February 2016 (Sunday)Valentine's Day 17 March 2016 (Thursday)St. Patrick's Day 8 May 2016 (Sunday)Mother's Day 19 June 2016 (Sunday)Father's Day 31 October 2016 (Monday)Halloween 25 November 2016 (Friday)Black Friday 24 December 2016 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 31 December 2016 (Saturday)New Year's Eve
Alabama
Date Name
25 April 2016 (Monday)Confederate Memorial Day 6 June 2016 (Monday)Jefferson Davis Birthday
Alaska
Date Name
28 March 2016 (Monday)Seward's Day 18 October 2016 (Tuesday)Alaska Day
California
Date Name
15 February 2016 (Monday)Susan B. Anthony Day 31 March 2016 (Thursday)César Chávez Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Colorado
Date Name
31 March 2016 (Thursday)César Chávez Day 3 October 2016 (Monday)Frances Xavier Cabrini Day
Connecticut
Date Name
12 February 2016 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday 25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday
Delaware
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday 1 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Florida
Date Name
15 February 2016 (Monday)Susan B. Anthony Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Georgia
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)State Holiday 25 November 2016 (Friday)State Holiday
Hawaii
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)Prince Kūhiō Day (observed) 26 March 2016 (Saturday)Prince Kūhiō Day 10 June 2016 (Friday)King Kamehameha Day (observed) 11 June 2016 (Saturday)King Kamehameha Day 19 August 2016 (Friday)Statehood Day 8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day
Illinois
Date Name
12 February 2016 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday 7 March 2016 (Monday)Casimir Pulaski Day 8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day
Indiana
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday 3 May 2016 (Tuesday)Primary Election Day 1 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday
Iowa
Date Name
12 February 2016 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday
Kansas
Date Name
23 December 2016 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2016 (Saturday)Christmas Eve
Kentucky
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday 30 December 2016 (Friday)New Year's Eve (observed) 31 December 2016 (Saturday)New Year's Eve
Louisiana
Date Name
9 February 2016 (Tuesday)Mardi Gras 25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday 8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day
Maine
Date Name
18 April 2016 (Monday)Patriots' Day
Maryland
Date Name
25 November 2016 (Friday)American Indian Heritage Day
Massachusetts
Date Name
18 April 2016 (Monday)Patriots' Day
Michigan
Date Name
8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving 23 December 2016 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2016 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 30 December 2016 (Friday)New Year's Eve (observed) 31 December 2016 (Saturday)New Year's Eve
Mississippi
Date Name
25 April 2016 (Monday)Confederate Memorial Day
Missouri
Date Name
8 May 2016 (Sunday)Truman Day 9 May 2016 (Monday)Truman Day (observed)
Montana
Date Name
8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day
Nebraska
Date Name
29 April 2016 (Friday)Arbor Day
Nevada
Date Name
28 October 2016 (Friday)Nevada Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Family Day
New Hampshire
Date Name
8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
New Jersey
Date Name
12 February 2016 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday 25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday 1 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day
New Mexico
Date Name
25 November 2016 (Friday)Presidents' Day
New York
Date Name
12 February 2016 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday 15 February 2016 (Monday)Susan B. Anthony Day 1 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day
North Carolina
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving 23 December 2016 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2016 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 26 December 2016 (Monday)Day After Christmas 27 December 2016 (Tuesday)Day After Christmas (observed)
North Dakota
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday
Oklahoma
Date Name
25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Pennsylvania
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday 1 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Rhode Island
Date Name
8 August 2016 (Monday)Victory Day
South Carolina
Date Name
25 April 2016 (Monday)Confederate Memorial Day
South Dakota
Date Name
10 October 2016 (Monday)Native Americans' Day
Tennessee
Date Name
25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday
Texas
Date Name
19 January 2016 (Tuesday)Confederate Memorial Day 2 March 2016 (Wednesday)Texas Independence Day 25 March 2016 (Friday)Good Friday 31 March 2016 (Thursday)César Chávez Day 21 April 2016 (Thursday)San Jacinto Day 27 August 2016 (Saturday)Lyndon Baines Johnson Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving 23 December 2016 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2016 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 26 December 2016 (Monday)Day After Christmas
Utah
Date Name
24 July 2016 (Sunday)Pioneer Day 25 July 2016 (Monday)Pioneer Day (observed)
Vermont
Date Name
1 March 2016 (Tuesday)Town Meeting Day 16 August 2016 (Tuesday)Bennington Battle Day
Washington
Date Name
25 November 2016 (Friday)Native American Heritage Day
Washington D.C.
Date Name
15 April 2016 (Friday)Emancipation Day (observed) 16 April 2016 (Saturday)Emancipation Day
West Virginia
Date Name
20 June 2016 (Monday)West Virginia Day 8 November 2016 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2016 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Wisconsin
Date Name
15 February 2016 (Monday)Susan B. Anthony Day 23 December 2016 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2016 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 30 December 2016 (Friday)New Year's Eve (observed) 31 December 2016 (Saturday)New Year's Eve